Pronto Pup is an amusement park and carnival food similar to a corn dog made with flour mix, which is used by restaurants and street vendors across the United States.
Named for the speed of the cooking process,[1] the Pronto Pup was invented in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, and is marketed as the original corn dog.
Outside of Oregon, where they were invented, Pronto Pups are a common food found in Grand Haven, Michigan and county fairs throughout Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and North and South Dakota.
While vending concessions in Rockaway Beach, George Boyington hit a breaking point over Labor Day weekend in 1939 when the rain came and ruined his stock of hot dog buns.
[4] One of the largest in the Midwest is the franchised Pronto Pup booth at the annual Minnesota State Fair[2] owned by the Karnis family.